Used imported electric cars in Spain · 2019

How many used electric cars are imported and registered in Spain in 2019, where they come from, how old they are on arrival and which models and brands lead.

DGT data · full year 2019 · used BEV passenger car imports

Used imports 2019 413 +43.4% (+125) vs the previous year · registrations of used BEV from abroad
Share of BEV registrations 3.8% of the 10,774 BEV passenger-car registrations in 2019, new and imported
From the EU 94.4% 390 cars
Age on import 4.18 years on average when entering Spain, from first registration

Where do they come from?

Origin of the used BEV imported and registered in 2019.

How old are they when imported?

Age of the used BEV imported in 2019 when they entered Spain, counted from their first registration. Based on all 413 registrations of the year.

< 1 year

1.7%

1-2 years

5.1%

2-3 years

9.9%

3-5 years

57.1%

5-8 years

25.7%

> 8 years

0.5%

Imports year by year · 2015–2026

Registrations of used BEV brought in from abroad each year. The column for the year you’re viewing is in full colour.

2026 is still in progress: data to 25 Sep 2026.

Market share by brand · 2019

Split of used BEV imported in 2019 by brand (top 6 + the rest).

The 10 most imported used models · 2019

  1. 1. Renault Zoe 15236.8%
    +33.3%(+38)
  2. 2. Tesla Model S 11628.1%
    +17.2%(+17)
  3. 3. BMW i3 4410.7%
    +28 units
  4. +14 units
  5. 5. Volkswagen Golf 102.4%
    +7 units
  6. 6. Tesla Model X 71.7%
    +3 units
  7. 7. Peugeot Ion 51.2%
    +4 units
  8. 8. Nissan Leaf 41.0%
    -5 units
  9. 9. Hyundai Ioniq 20.5%
    New
  10. 10. Tesla Model 3 20.5%
    New

The 10 most imported used brands · 2019

  1. 1. Renault 15637.8%
    +33.3%(+39)
  2. 2. Tesla 13733.2%
    +26.9%(+29)
  3. 3. BMW 4611.1%
    +30 units
  4. 4. Smart 245.8%
    +16 units
  5. 5. Opel 133.1%
    +7 units
  6. 6. Volkswagen 102.4%
    +3 units
  7. 7. Fiat 51.2%
    +4 units
  8. 8. Nissan 51.2%
    -5 units
  9. 9. Peugeot 51.2%
    +2 units
  10. 10. Citroën 20.5%
    -2 units

Where do they arrive? · 2019

Darker = more used BEV imported. Hover to see the figures; tap a region for its page.

Region by region · 2019

Registrations of used imported BEV in each region and their weight in the import total.

  1. 1. Comunidad de Madrid 16339.5%
  2. 2. Cataluña 8821.3%
  3. 4. Andalucía 327.7%
  4. 5. Castilla y León 194.6%
  5. 6. Castilla-La Mancha 153.6%
  6. 7. Galicia 133.1%
  7. 9. Illes Balears 71.7%
  8. 10. Canarias 41.0%
  9. 11. País Vasco 41.0%
  10. 13. Cantabria 20.5%
  11. 14. Aragón 10.2%
  12. 16. Extremadura 10.2%

Data: own compilation based on DGT vehicle registration microdata, published under a CC BY 4.0 licence. Methodology · Terms of use.

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